July 11, 2010 – Chipata, Zambia
Today we just hang out – we walk around Chipata and pick up some groceries, we chat with some of the interesting people staying at Dean’s and we twiddle our thumbs about whether to go up to South Luangwa National Park tomorrow or the following day.
Oh and of course, we play Skip-Bo – the tourney is really heating up!
Part of our hesitation about whether to head directly up to South Luangwa or to wait a bit is because it’s not the easiest place to get to. It’s about a 3-hour drive from Chipata along a very decrepit road. There are mini-buses that go, but they only leave when they’re full-to-the-brim and with my back being the way it is, I’m not too keen on being crammed in a wee vehicle. This means our other option is to hire a taxi, but it’s quite pricey. So right now we’re trying to figure out which is the lesser of two evils.
Well as luck would have it, towards the end of the day another couple arrives at Dean’s and they’re hoping to take a taxi up to the park first thing tomorrow morning. It looks like our decision has been made – how great is it to have things just fall into place so nicely. Lucky us!
We wrap up the evening watching the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with the other guests… Spain wins, the Netherlands lose, it’s a boring game and we go to bed.
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